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The Ogun State Police Command has arrested three men for being in possession of two human skulls.The suspects, according to a statement in Abeokuta yesterday, by the Command’s spokesman, Mr. Abimbola Oyeyemi, are Saibu Popoola, Aliu Ajiroba and Jimoh Ijiola. Oyeyemi disclosed that the suspects were arrested when policemen attached to Ayetoro Division, on routine patrol, accosted the duo of ... Read More »

Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni Reasons were given by the police high command this morning why billionaire kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans, decided to drag the Nigeria Police to court over his continuous detention. Evans had on Wednesday dragged the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, the Police Service Commission, the Lagos State Commissioner of ... Read More »

The Niger State Police Command said it had arrested three Vehicle Inspection Officers for extorting commercial motorcycle riders in Minna, the state capital. It was gathered that the Inspector-General of Police Tactical Squad arrested the suspects, Aliyu Baba, Hashimu Abdullahi and Musa Mohammed in the act. Northern City News learnt that one Mohammed Yusuf, who claimed he washed cars along ... Read More »

There was tension on Monday in Umuahia the capital of Abia State as the State Police Command started aerial and land surveillance ahead of the call for a sit-at-home protest by the Indigenous People of Biafra, Punch Metro reports. Some residents who spoke with the Punch said they may not open their shops on Tuesday to avoid being attacked by ... Read More »

In his resolve not to condone injustice, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Solomon Arase, has ordered the demotion in rank of the Divisional Police Of­ficer (DPO), in charge of Ikenne Police Division of Ogun State, Mr. Patrick Onwu, for assaulting a female traffic warden. The IG has also ordered the immediate transfer of the bully officer from Ogun state ... Read More »

SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES FOR THE 2016 NIGERIAN AIR FORCE RECRUITMENT EXERCISE The 2016 Nigerian Air Force Zonal Recruitment Exercise is scheduled for 11th – 29th Apr 2016 at 13 Centres The schedule of activities at the various Centres daily are as follows: too long can’t copy it but you can check your exam date through the link , http://www.careers.nigerianairforce.gov.ng/static/index?page=SOA2016 SPECIAL ... Read More »

A police woman attached to human rights section of Idimu Divison, Chinyere Dike, has been attacked and brutally wounded after she went to arrest a male suspect in Lagos State, western Nigeria. Dike suffered her fate after she went to 89, Okunola street in Egbeda to arrest a tenant, Sunny Ocha, over a case of alleged assault committed by his ... Read More »

The Nigeria Police Force have banned any form of procession, rally, protest or demonstration throughout Bayelsa state as INEC prepares to announce the winner of the Saturday December 5th governorship election in the state. According to a statement released this morning by Deputy Inspector General of Police, Hashimu Argungu, the Police said intelligence report available to them suggests that residents ... Read More »

The police in Delta State have uncovered no fewer than 23 illegal orphanages where babies are allegedly sold within the Warri and Asaba environs of the state. The police arrested 21 persons suspected to be behind the illicit business, just as they recovered six babies in the hideout of the suspects. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mrs. ... Read More »

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon Arase has issued a stern warning to MASSOB and IPOB activists to stop threatening public peace or face the full weight of the law. The warning followed the observation by the Nigeria Police Force leadership of the increasing resort to acts of brigandage by sets of misguided individuals who apparently are hiding under the ... Read More »

President Muhammadu Buhari is billed to commission three helicopters purchased by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s administration as part of efforts to beef up security in the state. Meantime, the state government has disclosed plans to rehabilitate 189 identified deplorable roads, including the Ilasa-Ijesha bus stop, along Apapa-Oshodi Expressway. General Manager, Lagos State Public Works Corporation, Engr. Ayo Shodeinde disclosed this yesterday, ... Read More »

The Enugu state command of the Nigeria police Force wishes to inform members of the public particularly good people of the state that its attention has been drawn towards the alleged activities of some suspected Fraudsters who allegedly swindle unsuspecting members of the public desirous of enlisting into the police Force as well as any other agencies. According to the ... Read More »

Report according to Aljazeera said four South African police officers have surrendered themselves after a surveillance video of them shooting a suspected robber was broadcast. In CCTV footage obtained by South Africa’s Sunday Times newspaper, police can be seen kicking and fatally shooting the suspect after he has already been disarmed. “They [the police officers] have handed themselves in and ... Read More »

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested an officer of the Nigerian Customs Service, Azeez, alongside his wife for allegedly buying a set of 4 day-old twin babies for N500,000 in the Sango Ota area of the state. Azeez, and his wife were reportedly apprehended by police officers attached to the Sango Division last Thursday and the babies were recovered ... Read More »

Some police men and women in Nigeria don’t take time to understand their job before being deployed to the roads. These people are just embarrassing us. How can you climb on a vehicle to do your job? Lol! Read More »

FOR the family of Mr. Emmanuel Uwagbaokwu of Ohobo Afara in Umuahia North Council Area of Abia State, happiness and peace of mind have eluded them for now following the gruesome murder of their 21 year old son, Ikechukwu Uwagbaokwu, allegedly by the operatives of the Abia State Police Command. Until his tragic death, Ikechukwu Vincent Uwagbaokwu was a student ... Read More »

THE Lagos State Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) has smashed a five-man armed robbery gang. Four members of the gang were arrested and their leader simply named Lekan reportedly escaped. The suspects are Tayo Abiola, 36 from Ikale Village in Ondo State, Bala Shaibu, 33, from Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, Tayo Olajide, 25, from Osun village in Ekiti State and ... Read More »

Yesterday 13/10/2015 at about 0825hrs the Area ‘E’ and the Divisional Police Headquarters both at Festac Town received information of sporadic shootings at 4th Avenue Festac Town, Lagos. In a swift reaction, the Area Commander, Area ‘E’ mobilized a joint Team of Area ‘E’ and Divisional Headquarters, Festac that engaged the Armed robbers numbering over 40, dressed in military Camouflage ... Read More »

A suspected robber, 22 year old Timothy Ojomandu who was arrested by the police in Lagos, said his gang always sold stolen items to buyers during heavy traffic at the Tin-Can Port, Apapa. According to Punch, Ojomandu was arrested in the Mile 2 area on Saturday at about 7pm, while allegedly robbing with 2 other gang members during the gridlock, ... Read More »